Girl Scout Cookies or Chemicals?
This article includes links to more nutritious cookies!Read more
The Next Generation
“I am deeply interested not only in your health individually but in the efficiency and welfare of your families. It is particularly important in these times of industrial and financial stress, that children shall not suffer defects which may mark and handicap them for their entire life.” So wrote Dr. Weston A. Price, author of…Read more
Pearls of Wisdom
Back on December 7, 2010, I asked our Facebook community of parents to offer their pearls of wisdom: “For those here who are parents, what would you consider to be the most important pearls of wisdom re: nourishing your child, or yourself in preparation for having children, that you’d like others to know?” Here are the…Read more
2011 In Review
There really is so much to review this year in particular however, I want to keep this relatively short … and hopefully sweet! A few highlights: We were at the Weston A. Price Foundation’s Annual Wise Traditions Conference for the eighth time! I revised every page on our website and changed our organizational branding –…Read more
Soup
Soup puts the heart at ease, calms down the violence of hunger, eliminates the tension of the day, and awakens and refines the appetite. — Auguste Escoffier Here is a recipe for carrot soup as is pictured above that can be used with any vegetable of your choice … I make it based on what…Read more
Nutrient Dense Egg Nog
Recipes are nonalcoholic to include the kids!Read more
How The Teeth Tell The Tale
Dr. Price’s research demonstrated that the cause of crowded, crooked teeth is a lack of proper nutrition.Read more
Winter Solstice – Eating Dogs?! … and Drinking Wassail
Albert Camus is quoted as having said, “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” Depending on where you are in the world, December 21 or 22 marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere: the official beginning of winter, and the longest night and shortest day of the year. Many Westerners live with the belief that Winter Solstice celebrations are the stuff of British pagan traditions dating back thousands of years. In reality, Winter Solstice is one of the most honored celebrations in cultures around the world from the Buddhists of Vietnam to the Swedish festival of St. Lucia. Winter Solstice Food…Read more
Nutrient Dense Fish Roe
Today, I’ve decided to post two entries from our Facebook archives since most of us are in need of supplemental food sources of Vitamin D at this time of year, as well as sources of nutrient dense foods to boost our immune system. Salmon roe, picture above, is a nutrient dense food for all of…Read more
Avoid Chocolate
Chocolate is a way in which a fair number of you satisfy your sweet tooth, according to the question I posed on Facebook. [Facebook has removed polls from their platform since this article was published.] The Weston A. Price Foundation considers it an “avoid”, on their list of dietary dangers. I am likely one of the few who isn’t drawn to chocolate so it is easy for me to avoid. But, clearly for many, it isn’t something they are willing or inclined to give up! In her book Nourishing Traditions, Sally Fallon Morell writes: “Chocolate cravings are a sign of magnesium deficiency.” She also writes, “It has been said that…Read more
